St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-05
THE RECORD NOE CHANGED.
a BreeZe in the school Board when
the Minutes ON the Award of Com
tracts Were Kead-.sites for New
scsool Houses.

RreeZe in the school Board when
tr,e Minutes ON the Award of Con-
tracts were Read.-Sites for New
school Houses.
Wher the minutes of the last meeting Of
The board of education were read at the
meeting last evening MIR. Williams wanted
them corrected to show that the contract
Given TO the Chicago Exhaust company had
been illegally given to that company. He
road from the bylaws an organic act to
show that this was so, but the chair overruled
the proposition. On an appeal from the
chair being taken the ruling was sustained.
rFhen on the motion of Mr.. Gilbert, the board
we mt into executive session for the purpose
of giving Mr.. Ellis AL opportunity 10 read
solf.e papers. In the executive session the
whole subject was gone over. but no change
WIS made in the vote. so that when the exec
utiye session was closed and the board again
assembled tue contract Tor heating the Mhdl-
SON Jefferson and Lincoln schools was
awarded 10 the Chicago Exhaust Nentilator
cotnpi.ny, and the contract for heating. VEN
rilnting and tor dry closets for the additions
10 the Humbot, Van Buren,, Cleveland and
German schools was awarded to the Ruttan
Manufacturing company.
The resignation of Miss H. NJ. Strong,
teacher of the o'Eth grade III me Franklin
school. was accepted. Miss NJ Corcoran, OF
fhe Fifth grade OF the same school,
Was transferred to fill the vacancy,
and Miss N. r. Dallas was transferred
10 the Fifth grade in place of Miss
Coreoran., Miss 5. Putnam was appointed to
the fourth grade ia place of Miss dallas,
rransferred Miss S. A. ST. Clair, OF the sec
ond grade OF the Van Buren, school, resigned
and Miss hi. Swanstrom was put in her place
at SEQ per month.
THE SUPERINTENDENT 4PORr.
The superintendent Of schools reported
thar the number OF pupils admitted 10 the
different public schools of the city since the
openiug of the school year has been III ,0.S.
The number i'm the evening schools was l,3S2.
The total increase OF all the schools was ,949.
The number OF pupis enrolled in the German
elasses for the month of March was ,929.
The evening schools closed March Is.
The board decided to purchase for school
Dnrposes lots "a, 25, 26, u, 2o, 20 and 3D.,
block /. Kallnan's Addition No. l, for 81, 525.
This property has a frontage of $50 feet on
Stinson street and LIS on Oxford street This
Is the Como district 1t was also decided to
purchase lot IL, lock 2. Manchester Park, for
5000: also lots l, 2, and 4, block 43, ST.
Anthony Park North, at $4,000 for the four
The committee on purchases and supplies
and the committee on music were author
izeo to purchase such musical supplies for
che schools as are needed. The salary OF Mr..
Eiadman is to be raised to $3.50. The proper
t1ffcers of the school board were authorized to
prepare school bonds to the amount of $780,
&C., for the purchase of land and the erection
of school buildings. Tue real estate commit
tee was authorized to invite competitive
solans for new school buildings at Hamline,
Manchester Park, st. Anthony Park North,
Como and in the Mississippi street district.
The plans are to be for eight-room buildings,
but SO prepared that but four rooms may be
built at first. The architects whose plans are
selected viii supervise the construction of